Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-14
AMONG THE AB0RIGINES.
Bill Nye in the Role of an Ute in
dian jenkins.
Personal Gossip Designed TO Inter
est the Indian society PeOple---Ke-
markabie Toilets Seen on the Re
scrvatiOn---A Novel Aboriginal DIN
neP Menu.

The following Ute society gossip is
full of interest to those who have per
sonal acquaintance and friends among |
that set, | have only just received them |
and hasten TO give them as early as pos
sibe, knowing that the readers of the |
World will all feel an interest in what is
going on in aud about the reservation:
The season at White River will be I'M |
usually gay this winter. and soon there |
will be one continuous round of hilsrity |
indigestion. mirth, collie and social hatred |
Red Horse, the smoke tanned horse |
fiddle maestro, will play and call off
again this winter for germans. grub
dances and jack rabbit gorges his usual
The 0uray War club will give series
of hops in November under its own AUS
pieces, and in December it will hold two
germans; no favors will be shown by the
club.
A select scalp dance and rum sociable
will take place at the foot of the gulch at
the middle of the present moon, after
which there will be presentation speech
and resolutions of respects teqdered TO
the board of outbreaks and the sub
committee on hostility.
The following will be the menu:
Reservation soup strengthened with
rain water; condemned sardines, Goldfish
balls, fish plates. railroad frogs legs, sage
hen In Colorow, jerkcd jack>rabbits,
roasting ears Ia massacre, hot houae
clans, rattlcsnakcs' tongues la fire
water, prickly bears fruit of the loom,
dried apples and whisky. Dancing will
be kept up till late hour.
The approaching nuptials of Fly-by-
Night, partial widower of Snippeta,
daughter of Wipe-Up>the Ground WIth
His Enemies will be the occasion of
quite tout ensemble and blowout. He
will marry the surviving members of the
family of Wampo~the Wailer-that W axes
Up in~the Night He will, on this occa,
sion, lead to the altar MIS- WampO-the
Waller, etc. her two daughters and the
hired girl. The wedding will take place
at the residence of the bride Invita-
tinns are already out, and parties who
have not yet received any, but who
like TO be present and swap a tin napkin
ring for square meal, will be invited if
they will leave their address with the
groom.
Crash of the Tempest, prominent
man of the tribe, laid large tumor on
our table last week, weighing four
pounds, from which he was removed on
Wednesday. So far, this is the larges
tumor that has been brought in this sum
mer to apply on subscription. Cal
again, Crash.
Soiled Charlie and Peek IA Boo, dele
gates of the Ute nation, sent to the grea
white father at Washington returned yes
terday from Red Top, the great tepee o
the pale chief. They made great man,
treaties and both are utterly exhausted
Peek a-BOo is confined to his wigwam 10y
the halluCinailon that the air is full o
bright red humble bees with blue tails
He says that he does not mind the hostil
ity of the white man, but it is his hospi,
tality that makes him tired
A full dress reception and cOnsomm
was rendered to the friends of labor a
the home of Past Worthy Chief Fly-up
the-Creek, of White river. by his owl
neighbors and Uncompaghre admirers OIL
Tuesday evening. At an early hou
EubStS DtpdU 10 hITlfG anu crawl uuut
the tent into the reception room.
A fine band. consisting of man VIII
had deserted from the regular militar
band played Boulanger's march on tn
base drum with deep feeling.
The widow of Wamposthe- Waller an
alhanced Of old F1y>by> Night, wore
dark couture, held in place by the wish
homo Rt han unl lnnt- oil fret ri a
Miss WampO, the elder, woe a neglig
costume, consisting of red Californi
blanket, caught back with red burdoc
burs, aud held III place by means Of
hame strap.
The Young Miss Wampo wore a Smyl
ma rug, with bunch of grass at u
throat.
Mrs d. W Peek>a- Boo wore cava
~ blanket, with Turkish overalls an
bone ornaments
Miss Peek a-Boo wore II straw colore
jardinlere. cut V shape. looped bac
with russell shawl strap and trimmc
with rick-rack around the arm holes
Her eyes danced with merriment, an
she danced with most anybody in I'll
wigwam.
Little Casino. the daughter of Fly-UE
the>Crerk, OF the UncOmpagres, wore Il
gable end of an "A" tent, trimmed vii
red flannel rosettes. 1t had veneert
panels and the new and extremely swe
sleeves, blown up above the elbow al
tight the rest of the way. in which,
she said in her naive way, they resemble
her father. who was light half of the tin
and blown up the rest of the time. Lift
Casino was the life of the party, and
would be hard TO opne of anything mo-
charming than her bright and CHEEKY wa
OF telling funny story, which CUnvulse
her audience while she quietly complete
fractional flush and took home the lOr
delayed ack pot to her needy fathe
She is an intellectual exotic of which Il
UnCompahgTes may be well proud, al
is also one of those rare productions
nature never at loss for something
write in an autograph album. In Il
album of Il young warrior of the Thu
Ute infantry, she has written: "ln frien
ships great truitage, please regard me
your huckleherry, Little Casino"
Mr., and Mrs. ?. p. c. Skinny on OF
Own Ground are Just back from a SUI
mer jaunt in the Little Big Horn mou
tains whittier they went in search
health They returned laden with gold
rod and = large catch of landiocked gIa,
h0ppers, As soon rs the get thorough
rested They will announce select loci
grasshopper aud cricket feed AT tn
home during which celebrated ba
FROM The Staten island ferry will obi
with new selection known az IT
Cricket on the Hearth. BILL NYE.
The Fsrst Steamboat.
The following appears in the Chica
EceHiHg Jourltdj in the column Of co
muncatiOns:
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